Founded in 1953, China University of Petroleum is regarded as the best universities in China according to the QS World University Rankings by Subjects in “Petroleum Engineering” subjects. It is placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.

China University of Petroleum specializes in upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum science and engineering, in the overall level of domestic lead. China University of Petroleum is often ranked no.1 among Chinese universities in the field of petroleum related subjects and 41st globally according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subjects in “Petroleum Engineering” subjects.

The alumni of CUP include the top officials of China, CEOs of major oil companies, members of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, etc. The most famous alumni are,